Nadine is a 35-year-old journalist at a crossroads in her life She longs for Pulitzer-prize winning success but her career seems to be going nowhere until the story of a lifetime comes up Faced with the choice of following the story and leaving behind her boyfriend, who has just proposed, she leaves America for Capetown There she meets war photographer George, whose rage at the death of his lover during apartheid seems bottomless As events unfold, Nadine discovers she is pregnant and is forced to choose whether to return home to a secure married life with her boyfriend or pursue a life of independence and adventure - a life like George's!